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Yonkers doctor indicted on drug distribution, health care fraud charges

Originally published: December 14, 2012 12:02 PM
Updated: December 14, 2012 12:12 PM
By CHRISTIAN WADE  christian.wade@cablevision.com

Rohan Wijetilaka leaves federal court in White Plains

Photo credit: Grace Noone | Rohan Wijetilaka leaves federal court in White Plains after his arraignment on drug charges. The Yonkers cardiologist is accused of illegally distributing the powerful painkiller oxycodone over several years. (July 26, 2012)

A Yonkers cardiologist accused of illegally distributing the powerful painkiller oxycodone over several years has been indicted by a Westchester County grand jury on federal charges, according to the U.S. district attorney's office on Friday.

Rohan Wijetilaka, 64, of Manhattan, is charged with narcotics distribution and health care fraud under an indictment filed Wednesday in federal court...

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